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Jaime Gil

Honorary Chairman

Spain

Markus Blatz

Chairman

Germany

Bart Van Meerbeek

Vice-Chairman

Belgium

Florian Beuer

Vice-Chairman

Germany

Waldo Zarco

Secretary (Dental Technician)

Spain

Kübel Ozkut

Secretary (Dentist)

Turkey

Antonios Chaniotis

Member

Greece

Arthur Rodriguez Gonzalez Cortes

Member

Malta

Bartosz Cerkaski

Member

Poland

Bo Danielsen

Member

Denmark

Carlo Massimo Saratti

Member

Switzerland

Guillermo Pradies

Member

Spain

Jacobo Somoza

Member

Spain

Jan Hajtó

Member

Germany

Javier Tapia-Guadix

Member

Spain

Joana Garcez

Member

Portugal

João Carlos Ramos

Member

Portugal

Kyle Stanley

Member

USA

Lorant Stumpf

Member

Hungary

Luca De Stavola

Member

Italy

Luís Fonseca

Member

Portugal

Marat Awdaljan

Member

Netherlands

Mark Bowes

Member

South Africa

Nondas Vlachopoulos

Member

Greece

Newton Sesma

Member

Brazil

Paolo Manzo

Member

Italy

Paulo Palma

Member

Portugal

Rade Paravina

Member

USA

Rafi Romano

Member

Israel

Renaud Noharet

Member

France

Roberto Padrós

Member

Spain

Tali Chackartchi

Member

Israel

Timo Suojärvi

Member

Finland

Viktor Scherbakov

Member

Russia

Bart Van Meerbeek

Vice-Chairman

Belgium

Bart Van Meerbeek obtained his DDS in 1988 and his PhD in 1993 at KU Leuven (University of Leuven) in Belgium. He continued his research activity abroad for one year at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, and later also at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

In 1995, he became Assistant Professor (‘Docent’) at KU Leuven and since then teaches Dental Biomaterials Science. In 1998 and 2002, he was promoted respectively to Associate Professor (‘Hoofddocent’) and Professor (‘Hoogleraar’), and in 2005 to Full Professor (‘Gewoon Hoogleraar’).

His primary research interest involves studies related to the broad field of Adhesive Dentistry, including fundamental as well as clinical research regarding dental adhesive technology in particular. Newer research lines deal with Dental Ceramics, Cariogenicity & Biocompatibility of Dental Materials, Bioactive Materials and Pulp-preservation Material Technology. His research work has been published in more than 400 peer-reviewed journals and has been honoured with awards such as the 1996 triennial Robert Stock Award for best PhD dissertation in Biomedical Sciences, Albert Joachim Award in 1997, Award in Biomedical Sciences of the Research Council of KU Leuven in 1998, IADR Young Research Award in 2000, SmithKline Beecham Award in 2001, Academy of Operative Dentistry Buonocore Memorial Lecturer in 2003, CED-IADR (Continental European Division of IADR) Robert Frank Lecturer in 2008, 2014 IADR/AADR William J. Gies Award for the best 2014 JDR paper in the Biomaterials & Bioengineering Research category, and the 2015 IADR Wilmer Souder Award (IADR Distinguished Scientist award for Dental Materials). In 2003, he became holder of the Toshio Nakao Chair for Adhesive Dentistry. He was President of the Pan-European Federation of IADR in 2006-2007 and is currently serving as Secretary of the Continental European Division of IADR or CED-IADR. Recently in September 2019 (Madrid), he was elected as President Elect of CEDIADR to become CED-IADR president in September 2020 with the task to organize the 2021 CEDIADR/NOF Oral Health congress in Brussels (September 16-18, 2021). Since 2004, he is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Adhesive Dentistry.

Rui Falacho

President

Portugal

Rui Falacho DMD, MSci, PgD, PhD.

Published several papers in scientific journals. Has 4 chapters of books. Has 1 registered patent. Has participated in more than 150 International events as a Lecturer and/or hands-on trainer. Has advised 29 theses. Received 7 awards and/or honors. Has organised more than 30 Scientific Events. In his curriculum, the most frequent terms are: adhesion; digital dentistry; oral rehabilitation; composite resins; fixed prosthodontics; implantology; biomechanics; dental ceramics; bone regeneration; occlusion; Aesthetic Dentistry.

He serves as Section Editor for the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry (JERD) and Section Editor for the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry (IJED).

He completed his Integrated Masters Degree in Dental Medicine in 2009, Certificate in The Complete Modular Course in Professional Photography from the New York Institute of Photography, Postgraduate Degree in Experimental Pathology at FMUC, PhD in Health Sciences at Coimbra University.

He currently serves as:
– President of the Portuguese Society of Prosthodontics and Esthetic Dentistry
– Chairman of the Portuguese Society of Digital Dentistry
– International President of the Brazilian Society of Digital Dentistry
– Vice-President of the Scientific Committee of the Brazilian Society of Digital Dentistry
– Honorary International President of Mexican Digital Dentistry Society
– Vice President of the Scientific Committee at Mexican Digital Dentistry Society
– President at the European Academy of Digital Dentistry

He is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine – University of Coimbra, teaches at the Postgraduate Specialization Course in Prosthodontics at FMDUL; Professor and Head of Clinic at the Post-graduate Program in Adhesive Dentistry of CESPU; Teaches at the Postgraduate Degree in Oral Implantology at CESPU; Collaborates with the Specialization in Occlusion, Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Parafunctions of FMDUP and with the Postgraduation Program in Prosthodontics FMDUL; Assistant Professor at the Postgraduate Prosthetic Oral Rehabilitation Program at FMUC, Visiting Full Professor of Conservative Dentistry at the TDSI; and Professor at the School of Dentistry, Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Amazonas.

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